The recent investigation that found evidence that famed physicist Erwin Schrdinger was a pedophile is making waves in the academic community.
The Irish Times published a report detailing his record as a sexual predator and serial abuser after it was revealed that he was a pedophile.
It is a shocking revelation that a researcher whose work changed the study of the natural world and even led to today's international research frenzy into quantum computing can be a monster.
The 14-year-old girl who was groomed by the physicist after he became her math tutor was identified by the Irish Times.
He was in his mid-forties when he impregnated the girl, who was 17 at the time. Horrifyingly, she had an abortion that left her sterile.
The physicist kept a record of his abuse in his diaries, even justifying his actions by saying he had a right to the girls because of his genius.
Walter Moore, author of the biography "Schrdinger, Life and Thought," said that the physicist's attitudes towards women were similar to a male supremacist.
He tried to have a relationship with a different 12-year-old girl, writing in his journal that she was his "unmet loves of his life." After a family member voiced their concerns that the physicist was an abusive predator, he decided not to pursue her.
A petition has been started to change the title of a lecture hall at Trinity University that is named after him.
The petition says that they can acknowledge the great mark that Schrdinger has left on science through our study, and that they don't want to diminish the impact his lectures or ideas had on physics. It seems in bad taste that a modern college would honor this man with an entire building.
That is correct, of course. You can recognize the contributions someone has made in their field while also acknowledging that they were scumbags.
It's pointless to honor them by naming a hall lecture or a giant space telescope.
The Irish Times has a story about how Erwin Schrdinger insulted hisLolita complex in Ireland.
More on horrible men. Why are we naming a telescope after him?
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